jiTwtnltjij Ttp1" EVENING IJODGER-PlIILADELrilJA TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1917 it. i:. . i . i( i , C IN MODEL'S DEATH Police Say Depraved Man Killed Grace Roberts for Resisting Attack ROUND-UP IN TENDERLOIN Theory That Wealthy Club Jlember Committed Crime Abandoned by Detectives A ilPBne"110- J'rolitilily n hnlillilo of IIip Tortilcrlorn, hlllci! Mrs. rtroi'C ltolierm In tho Wilton npnttitient tioino nt l'lftecntli nhil lnilar streets, ncrortlltig to Cniilnln of Detectives Tnle Tills ntinotinrpinptit wnii innile today n'ter & conference of Cnnlaln Tnte and nil the tie uetlvci woMilne on tlie chjp. nt which nil tho maw of mlilelicp collected wtiB nlfted and carofutly welBlied Captain Tnto paid he wim romlnceil that ths murder wan romniltted liv n low type nf man. hut rohhrry vvns not the motive, lie. talil the murderer attempted to alume Mrs. Robeits and hilled her In n ftenr.y of temper when she tiled to defend hetself It was Intimated Hint tlio man prohalily was In fatuated wltli her Announcement nlso wait made thnt a roiunl-up In tho Tenderloin would stmt at ottco In following out tlio new cluca tipon which the police aro working This menturo was deckled uion after n conference be tween rnptnln Tate and "Cluillc" I.ee. for ' mcr head of the vice squad, now In chaigo of the plain clothes men In the Second Division The police said also they liellrvnl the wounds on Mrs. Hubert's fnce and head might hac keen made with brass l.niicUIi-s IMPORTANT ni:VI3t.rPMi:NTH " Many other rtnrlllng deelopments In tho cae ueic ieialed by detectives of the murder sn.ii.nl todav. The moit Im portant of tkesio wore.: First. The police ale convinced niter fol lowing toda'H clues thnt u wealths- cluhin.in fiom out of the city did not coiiupltl thu (Jced. Second A further ininln.ttkui imcileil the fact that Mrc Huberts was beaten and kicked, but tk.it death was due to str.iiigiil.i tli.n Her fiiiut teeth wele knocked out. hut sho was not killed with the ll.ulron, tit ..t first supposed Third The negro maid omplojed by Mrs. Roberts, who had been sought for tlnee d.i.s by the police, h.m been found. She was put through a "tliliil-ik'Kiec" examination at headquarters today. Fourth A fmther search of the dead woman b ap.utmunt rexcaleu neauv one dozen men's collars, all sized ll'i. which Is a smaller nl7e than that of tho blond-stained collar found after the murder. ThlH would Indicate, the police sn. that poMlbly a rran lived In the ap.u'inent TAILS vTO IDHNTU-'Y SIII11T The maid Is lllearnor Uary. of M3 Ninth Opal stieet She w.ih luought to lieail quarteia by Detcitlwt Cnllahaii and Ma honey, of the mm del squad Sho was ques tioned foi more than nnu hnui and shown a satchel full of articles found In the apartment She failed to Identify elthei tho bloodstained shlit or collar Tlie maid told the detectives and Cap tain Tate that she had worked for Mrs Huberts until a short time ago. Slip was einpIoed by her tor more than one month nod was the only ncgio maid Mis Itobeits eer had, she said The eaininatloii at tho moigue showed not only that Mis Itoberts's fiont teeth had been knocked out, but also that sho had been kicked and beaten on tho sIiIiih, Isga and body Important htepa towaid solution of the murder hae been made bv the police In tho last twenty-foui bonis. Not only has the driver of the talcab which carried tho iniir derei to tho apartment house, nt Fifteenth and Poplar ktieets. wheio tho jouug model was killed, been found, but n prospeious looklng business man. who ma llguie In tho case, has been grilled by Oetectlves. Tho name of this man Is being kept se cret by the police Ho was found through letters found in tho woman's apaitmeiits. He was closeted-wlth Captain of Detectives Tate for secral bonis and was allowed to depart after ho had been scrutinized by a girl friend of tho imudered woman, by tho negro janitor of the apartment house, and eeeral taxlcab drivers. CHAUFFKl'It WAITni) IIOPIIS Tho chauffeur of tho taleab waa lllwood Powell. 2LM North Itains.iy street. Powell waited for seer.il hours outsido tho Wilton on tho night of tho minder after depositing his pass-enger thero; ho lost his tlmo and nearly $1!0 for seivlce Detectives hno learned that nno of tho woman's many nilmliers had threatened to kill her on several occasions. Ilo ulso Is said to bo tho one who gave her tho laigo diamond ring which was tho only Important piece of Jeweliy missing fiom her apart ment after tho muider This man also Is said by tho police to hae khowcred gifts on the woman-and helped her financially. Then she Jilted him. detectives s,ay, and one of tho gilovnnces he had was that the woman refused to 10 turn his ring. Tho police say ho Inherited $750,000 from his father, who wus si brewer In a town In this state. The tatl drler described his passenger, who fa now u suspect In the crime, as about thirty-two years old, about five feet eight Inches tall nnd of medium build. He tald the man was of dark complexion and well dressed, wearing a heavy overcobt. 19 SEEK JOB AS COPS SURGEON Qualify for Position in the Bureau of Police Nineteen physicians qualified today for appointment to tha position of District Sur geon, Bureau of Police. Tho position car ries fees Par medical service The eligible list Includes - Thomas A Shallow. 3631 Hamilton street : Frank P. lloston, 815 North .Sixteenth street; Maxwell Herman. 3PJ 'Pine street, Carl Smith, 5918 rhilstiau street ; James K- Scheehle, 1501 Christian street, rarl T Ivoenle, 1731 Harrison street: Albert A Flngles. 23J9 vine street : If Cotter Hojle. 1116 Krle avenue; Adolpli Colin. 37 North Eighth street; Louis V Schwlndt. 1413 ItOrth Fourth Kiret Tnsanli I I.'oll. 37nl Cermantown avenue ; Theodore Melnlck, 1337 uiii rum street; Jacob M Cuban 1218 NOrtb. Uttrhteenth Klropt l,-rrifilrll, ft liana. diet, 3503 North .eighteenth street Wil liam T D MacDonnell, 1215 Stiles street , Benjamin H Shuster, 2318 Reed street. Harry Cherashore. 813 North Sixth street . bamuel S Cooperman. 162 North Sixth street, William F. Kelly. 515 North Tenth street. ( NEW YEAR RESOLUTION He good to your FEET sK? fu"!t monthly visits to I'Mlatlet- II ANN A 8. B. Cor 13th & Sanom (over Crane'n) Alio 1204 Chestnut Street corna removed. Mo eaib iUnliurln, 23o g EMBROIDETW Hand and BlachlDO Gold and SUrer $21,900 LOST TO CITY IN BYBERRY CONTRACT Firm Awarded Work for Five Dormitories Had Offered Hid for $610,000 in November PRESENT BID IS $631,000 Coiiti-ncl Witt Kcmlvcrliscd tiislcml of UcitiK Given to Nost Lowest HltUlor tttRlit on thn linelt nf MaMir !mltb demand for ecotmmj comes the nnnnuiii', -menl that the cit will luce 2l.nnn ns tin result nf Hn somewhat p'cullnr metltnd or liatidlliiB bids fot I1e dormllorv bulldliiRv Tor the feeble-minded n thlrvrry ttlds for the bulldlngn wore opened thH nflernoon by lurector Uruseii, of the lo p.iitmeht of 11,-alth and Charities Tin lowest bid stihmltl'-d ttn thnt r lldwatd P Ponder for nil.pmt tithrr bldtlets wet . .Mitchell ttrolhers, SOll.nnn; Churlns Mc I'nul St Co $-i!tt)ifa , tlnnry K llnton tOifi.nnn A there Is nt present Rieal roliBtstlon nt lJImkley. nnd tin new doimllorlcH .it llberr nre desired ti telleo the sunVitnn lililo w-eln (lint opetltll hint Noembel 0 At that time the bid of Mitchell Itr.ub. i uao 8fl2.imi nnd thnt iif IWw-nrd P Pmiili ? fr.lo.nnti The Mitchell rotlier' w.n nwnrded the contract, but on tnwtxlim it nslted to be exiMised from i'nrr.lnir on ti work at such n figure. Tlu-y said that do uli In the fnmllv hud caused th"iu to m il mistakes In calciilallnu. nnd to build Hi, dormlloties nt tho nixuie i;eti wnuM I. ruinous The Department of llenlth then obllfjIhBh reKclnded the contiHut with the Mltchi IN but Instead of awarding It to Pmnlei, tin nest lowest bidder, the hUN were leadvii tlsed The Pondir fltm. Instead of ndlieiliiR t.. Its previous llBines, inlsed the price to $01t,!lim, whllo the Mitchells' bill, Inste.id of belni: the lowest. H now tho blithest l)K. V. IlKHKR'S KUNKRAI. IIKI.D Noted OphtlinlnioloKlst Died of Pneu monia Contracted in Tennessee Punernl services for lir UVnifell Iteber. nott'd ophtbnlmolof; st. who died Saturday, wele held tlila aftctr-oii nt bN home. I3S West School House lane. Ilermantowu Hoc tor llebet's ileath followed nn Illness of two weeks fiom pneumonia, conti acted while attendlni; the annual ineetlim of the Amer ican Academv of 0(ihtlialnioloi; nnd Ulii ltiriiKtilop; tit .Memphis, Tenn The l!e Vlicil Itorer, of the Arch .Street Methodist Chinch ; the Itev .1 P. II irIihs. of Kt UfoiKuH Methodist Church, and the l!c lir John (ioiilon, of Temple I'nlvel'. sltv. oillrluteil nt the funeral. Interment frdlowed In Mount Morlnh Cemetery T. Hi:.llY I'AItlK For Forty Years Piomlncnt Ice Ctenm Munufacturcr of City T. Ilenrv I'atks, who for fortv cars hnd been a proinlnent Ico cream manufac turer of Phllndufphlii. died last iilclit at the home of his nephew I'hlllp Haauv of i:il?.ibcth N .1, where he was lsltlttfr Death, which Is said to lmo been due to heart dlse.ipe. came suddenly, after an Ill ness of only two bonis Ho was seventy-ouo .cais old. Mr. I'arke was bom on the f.uin, llrnndy wlno Manor, Chester County. The itev. J, M C rirlewhn was pastor of the Ilrondv wlne Manor l'resbjteilnn Chinch for llftv veais. waH his Krandfather. Mr I'arko was a member of West Hope Iiesb lorl.m Church, l'reston nnd Aspen streets for tlilrty-jioxcn vents, and was the iddest mem ber of tho lion id of tiustees. lie was nlso a Mason nnd an Odd Follow The lunei.il will be held nt tho home Pri d.iv afternoon and Interment In tho West Laurel Hill Cemcterj,. The llev. Chnrles 12. IJronsou will preach the sermon Mr. I'arko Is sutvlved by a widow and two chlldicn. Wilis Probated in Court Wills probated Joday were those of John Helsley. R32!) Sfentoti avenue, which In private heipiests dl.sposes of propel ty valtleil nt JS,3flT: Jnlin S Warner, IS West Tabor road. $2S,S0u; JInrl.i It Klllntt. lul West Chelten nvctiue $11. tin); Helen (liltlnnti. U25 South St liernaid street ISfloci; Jlnry b' Illlil. .'15". Cidar street. JtfSnil , Jane Mel don I'hMailollihln Cenernl Hospital, $3501) ; 'rank Pdw.uds. 3315 Pll.i stieet. $2700. and Caroline I,.iiikc, Winneu's lloiuep.ithlc llohliital. fJUOO Two Killed, '21 Hurt in Collision JAMMSTOWN. N V, Jan 2 ll.-rman Swnusoii and 1'iaiiL Wood, of this city, both motoimen In tho uupl'V of the Jamoxtown, Westllekl nnd NoilliveHteru Itallu'.iy. an electric line nperuted between this cltv nnd Wcstlleld, wcte hilled In a. head-on collision near the I'cuusylvunl.i Itallroad junction between Majvillo and llartl'eld stations Twent-fojr iiat,seiit,'. rs were Injured, of v hum twelve weto bioiight to a hospital In this cltf. Hunger Urie.s Negroes From South MONTiio.MUItV. Ala. Jan 2 PmlKra tlon of neKroes to the Hast and Middle iVest from I hu South was a'tributed In resolutions ndopted at an cnisiuclp.illnu day celehrutiun hero today. In which several thousand no groes participated, as duu to "tho lush of hunser and nccesMt)" nnd to thu "larBer perientago of peisounl liberty offered thioiiKh lire moie liberal franchises exist iiiB there " Dies in Train After Seeing .'Mummers I'OTTSVii.I.P. I'a. Jan. 2 When the excursion train containing persons from this region who went to seo the mummers' parade In Philadelphia jesterday returned to Taman.ua last night, Hugh Uolljwood, fortj li ears old, of Coaldale, was dead lir Ills seat. Heart dlseusu Is attributed as tire cause. Trousers ASpecialty 1116WalnufSlreet. MS Oven Saturdays - I iilil fin Short ART STUDENTS One of tlie features of tlu? New Year ball nt the Acadimj, of .Music In1-! niuht wni the ii.intomitne dance, entitled, "Spots and Spats," done by Jliss Until Anno Wilhttt nnd Alfied V. Arinstintio;. 'I'he costumes worn tit tho dance uote of the nud-Victoi urn era. HIGHER NEWS POSTAGE HI Mi MAY HE HEATEN Measure to Divide County Into ones Will lie Stricken Out, It Is Expected WASHINGTON, Jan 2- The postnillce uppropiiiitloii bill puny Imr provlslmw for laiRe Iinreiscu in nfcniid-class postnRe mat ter and a one-cent rate for loial diop let ters, w is u ported lo (he I Inline todav b Cbalnn.in Moon, of the I'oMotlh'c. and Post Honds Cunimlttee. The Invense III second-eluss postnRe rates dlvldliiR tho coun'iv Into nones nnd puttliiK a posttiRe rate on newspapeis and ninimxines varylns fiom ori" cent to six cents a pound, has In ought out sharp op position It Is expected to be xtrhlscii I rum the bill iiii.n point of orib r Chnlrniiin llnv und ItepieM ntntlve Ilaiiisoii, of th" Itilles Committee, nre opposed to biltiRlnu In u uile makliiK I he new lmrlsl.it Ion In older, virtually InsurlnR Its defeat B SWI.VDL1-: TIHAI, UKGINS $100,000 Suit Against Father and Two . Sons Under Way Trial of members of the Tjincaster Realty Coinpimv, Indicted by the PuUrnl (ir.ind Jury for iisIor the iirnils In a $lini,ii00 swindle, started tenia r before JudRe Tliomp son In tho t'nltid Stales Ciicuit Cmirt Tho defendants are A Hllwood Lancas ter and his nous, Allnit ! und (ImiKe I' l.aticaster Tin lr IiiihIiipsh, the be.uhpi.u -ters of which wns ineated nt I no Chi stunt street ut the lloie of their ariest, imidstiil tii'LoidiiiK to postal aulliol Itiis. of swiudlltiR small sums flour household! is in il.iI estate deals I'oslal Inspei tor I'l.ink Wilbur Smith received many i nmplniiit.s and Rath ensl otinuuh evideme iiKiiiust them to ob tain their indictment. The father has been mlssiiiR, but he Is evpeittd to bo In court after tho trial Rets under uny JILTKI), HUT CANT JOIN' AHMY Spurned for lied Hair; Ilcjocted for Flat Foot CIIU'VUO. 111.. Jan. 2 Uerused by bis sweethe.itt because he is led-headed. and rojojc'ed by Ills count l v liei.iUMt of defec tive feet, is the unusual situation In which Albert P. LeuRo. of WuiiUckiiii. HI, "nds himself Aflir lesolviliR not to dve his tltlnn locks, this disappointed love torliv maillv soiiRht lire eti Hi merit and ikuiKci of i nilli l.ir i. it eer bv atitUviriR fr t iilr--tri!ciit at the! nil. il Statis Marine Cup-. KiiiiitinR station lii-ti He w is t ,!t that In hid Hat feet and wasn t want. ! HARDWOOD tSr.vtv rt nnnc PINKERT 1 j xm, fej Hardwood makes the ideal flooring for the bathroom because it can most readily be kept clean and because it ia least affected by constant damp. The work they save and the convenience they yield make hardwood floors an actual economy particularly when laid by PINKERTON 3034 West York St. Hotli rfionr The Aldine Hotel C'hr.lnut anil 10th .Mrrrtit Has exceptional facilities for pri vate cntcrtaininR. Receptions, Weddings, Cards, Din ners, Dances. ONJ Artistic Lamps Hunch the home leiul beauty to the surround ings (lis pe. 1 gloom. Lamps of exclusive pat- tern and excellent work- manship at moderate prices. Retail Display Rooms The Horn & Brannen Mfg. Co. 427-431 North Uroad St. walk alonj; Automobile Row IN PANTOMIME KITCHENER. ONT.. IN HOW OVER OLD NAME IiERUN Martial Law in Force to Prevent lliot- injr--Citizens' l.enjjue Wants Pre-War Title Host oral KITCi:i:i! tint . .Inn J To prevent rlntitiR ovir I ho pnsslblli'v of ( litis nt.v's leviitlliR ! the nc-ar name of Henri ma l Hal low Is iu'foiie todav Hints fiilluwed the llllllllelp.il elei t loti--. Ill which D.ivlil Cross. .It , with llfteen aldei nun. all members of the I'ltlreiiH' I.oiiriip, were elei ted The leaRiie favors the reliiin of the name The olllio of the News-Hecord. which sup poited the CltiKens' LeaRiie. was disman tled bv inolis In fore the mllitarv toiikclraiRo The eitv Is ituleter tod.iv lli'K Price for Hauler's Oil S W ANlir.l.u, Tet , Jdii 2 - Tlie mm km valile of prime rattlesnake oil is $11 111 a pound That price was paid here to John Hlnkemoie, nf Colnindo Citv. Te . wotld's rattlesnake kliiR for elRlrt piniinls of oil This (puintltv was oMriutnl fiuin fort eiRht dlnmondhaeks. the tnost pnisonnus of this species. San AiiRelo boasts one of tho few rattlesnake oil markets In the world. Americans Who Fled lluninuia Safe I.U.N'no.V, Jan 2 -Seventv-llvo Anierl i.iii enRlneeis, who euiied from the Itu maulaii ollllelds driilrK the rierman Inva sion, have tu lived at lintheiiberir on their vvav home, nci nulliiK to a dlsiiatch from Stnckholin Tho iiiRlneeis ipilt the oll tn Ids at the last iiiln ite Siveiul petsens wire klllril w lien the t ar mi of their train was shattereil liv liiiiuiti artiller.v lire PURE FRESH PAINT Believe M e Good Paint poorly handled is inef fective, but good paint plus Rood handling is 'a feature of all Kuehnle's work. Get our estimate no obligation It CAU C nnuct7!i9 UtAvUI JltT tTtAZZ 2S93 PASNTEK Jmkf lctrolu M, BOARD MAKES OPENING FOR METHODIST UNION Confereneos Kxpcctotl lo Pass on Southern and Methodist Episcopal Moi'boi flAl.TIMnm-: .tnn 2 --The jnlnt com mllshm on unification of the Methodist Uplsiniml church nnd the Southern Metho dist Church, which has been In session here -luce last Thnrmhtv. tvill "have the iloof niwn" when It ndjomns proliablj the latter I aft nf the week. Tin re will be no effort nriile nt ibis mcitlnir to fone an lsue on mv point anil no move will lie innile In Hie direction of a foinml lolnt elerlarntlon If iinvthlnjr like it pnhlln tepnt-l Is made, It will nrereU In- mi nllirmatloii of iro(i)ress v IMiMiu mix Imticiilloli uiviti whnt th. proK lts tewitld tinh'ti Is bned Within the next few week Inniiv of the mninil i onferctiei's will assemble und there tin. . ill will be for news fiom Ikiltlmore. i is 1 1 narded ns nllunst certain thnt this n'l will be folium il b.v r. solutions tirRliig i n "'i which Mill Indiiis tl louimit the con. in'ii.H in the union project in sin h a xny i' lo innke It t lenr miIIIiik for a definite I i iixtarn nf I'oiivnlldatlon when one Is lltiully niaitiil i; i its on the Munition mnnV bv the leriiiiMiuiiers tiull. ale thai he tank mill Ilk of thn two chinches' ministers ns well ns Invineti sick iiutoti one sttliublillir block Is the iicrio sltnn tloii. iilthoimh tin lommlssloii has not nc tonllv Httimblid or elashed over nnviMnii Thete nre I'infelences corniosi d entitely it ncitrois over whhh the white .Srntherii I Ishops picslde Htln i ucKtn .Methodists Inileiii inleitt eiuntrls'iitliitt of their own Willi their own nritro bishops Mnnv nilheriiei'i wnuld ptifii t si e the nemo Milllinllsts nil In miriiniftillotis nf tlielr own .some of I he M I) lendem umild prefer this plan, tun .Main nf the nemo lenders wish to lotitiuiic their urpinic in ton with the Melliodlst Kpisenpil Chimli becnuse of the stlelutth tin v lllnl Irr 'rite silpet Mslon ami while tlnilriei.il i n port HICII TYIIONB HANKKIl UIKS A. A. Stevens, Illnir County liar Ileml, Ovvnetl aitieh Ilenlty Al,TtM'. I'a .Ian 2 Adlo Allen Stevens one of the wealthiest men In this section, for twenty vi.iis president of tire Illnir Cmintv liar Asset l.itron died ut his home In T.v rone Inst iiIkIK nf tirterln-sclet-osls aired sovenlv -t o .veais e was ptcsldent of the Tvimie lias nnd Witter Comp.iuv vlie presldint of the Kirst Na tloiinl Hank, of Tjione, (,'etii'ial hintuiccr of Annrlenii I. hire and Stnne Cornpan.v arrd the InrKCst Individual ptnpcitv owner Irr 'I'.vione Kortnerlv i ltepiitiliean he he came one of the lindintr prohibitionists if the Stnte and Keiieionslv i otitt Ibuleil to the cause Ilo wns n member of tire Methodist Clinri h a veteran of the (i i, Wat nnd bun! of the law III in of Stevens ,v I'iimcoc ltcnts Wife: I'lncd $1 a Pound ITKIIIJl. Col. .Inn .' -'Wlr.it do 1011 welBll '" .Indue It A I'msimiill aslteil Jr .tames Arris In polite mint rtls was nci used of beating bis wife "lino buiidiid pound- ' tire woman re plied "i on me tlnnl $1 011 -aid the Mnrjistnite to Arris, 'fl a pniiml " Airls paid 1 Sa-. ffi . PePPe-Victor)H Heppe's deliver free to any point in the United States Nn.jril- iuriliisi il from Hf)ie'- will In' promptly uvirril (all traifMirt.iinn t-liart. prepaid) tt) an iHont in tlie I ii'titl States Kvcrv Ktiortl from llippc'ii it) ciiaiaiiteuj t hi now .uul perfect. The IvtcuuU used m the sulcaroomn arc never aoKl Wiiti or phone otir orders, und if you need a utrola, the lU'PPe Kentdl-l'ayiiu-iit lM.ui will olfi-r ..u anj, style at the cash price, wall no extra tlurgc t .i the privilege o! pjiti.il ) ij incuts. Heppe Holiday Outfits VICTROUA IV.. ...515.00 6 I0-in. Records... 4.S0 VICTROLA VIII.. $40.00 Records, your selec tion 5 00 Total cost .. .$19,50 SI down. $2.50 monthly. VICTROUA VI.... $25.00 6 10-in. Records... 4.50 Total cost ..,.$45 00 $4 down, $3.50 monthly. VICTROLA IX... $50.00 Records, your selec tion 10.00 Total cost .. .$20.50 $2 down, $3 monthly. Total cost . . $60.03 'J-jlBfiBP S5 down, $4 monthly I . !oQb CATALOGS mfftYIJ) WRITE FOR I'hanji li'COUM s Solicit i il itHSKSs f Utip C. J. Heppe & Son ij J v (Founded 186S) U& Philadelphia IN BLAZING WAGON Neighborhood Chnrncter Perish es While He Sleeps in Rear of Burning Stable Wllllnm Hoover, n (hnrarter widely known In the neighborhood, wns burned to ilertth In n lire which damaged tha Kflrngo ntwl stnltle nf Charles Itett?, nt 307S .tasper street. Hoover, sixty enrs old nnd home loss, hnd crawled Into a huchster'u wncon In the trnr of the stnble Ho vn sleepltlB when the Imlldlnft was discovered In tlames and wns burned so badlv when neighbors broke Into thn stable nnd carried him out thnt he died ill the Ilplscnpnl Hospital. Hoover and his brothers, Andrew nnd .tiihti, helntiKcd lo n fnmllv lonif resident In l'ort Hhhniotid Andrew, n llreman, tittncheil to Truck In d'id several years i.rh, imd dohii n pollcemnn. who wns nt taiheil to the lleltrnnle nnd t'leaillclil streets s'ntlou The lire wns dlscoveted nboul (I 30 o'clock last tilKlit. and burned for neatly four hours. Voiir (lorses wete taken out bv Furgui KovrliT, but thlee wiiKnns bclonBhiB to llet. nnd nn iiiitotrueh owned bv I'owler, of 1P17 llnst Cleiiietitlne street, were de stroved. Bet estlmnlis bis loss nt $1000, whllo T'owler sets $i!fiil0 ns his tlamnuc The loss lo the biilldliiK, whtih Is owned liv I tooth ttrutheis. Klith nnd Clenrllehl streets, Is pluced nt JjnoO. 'the oilRln or tho tire hns not been nsceriaitied. but I'ollceman I'astre, who lives neaibv savs hn heard an explosion In the tiaraec or front end of the bulldlnc The hoiisihold furnlslilncs In tho moving van were owned bv I.rnest VokcI, of i461 (iilanua stieet who was moving to Pater son, V. .1 " MINS'l ILOKS 6 Cor. I 3th. nnd Sansom OUR SEMI-ANNUAL SALE An ixopil nil one rr milrv to lie ntyllshly ill. ,- il il I bit! KiVtin.' tfSJ nn nml SI lo nil MIIIMiS or Cort IIM.Itl OVIIM.s tu ii.ilrr . '''' Sin no to S.n no -intM.s or C'Jftj lll III OVMMIS In erilrr l",v Sl-ilio anil SI.' Ml siill.MiS nr COr; (IM'Itt tlTIMIS In nrthr .' E'rEDISTINCTIVig DEPENDABLE TAILOR SERVICE SINCC tlOllTCCN SIXTY-SIX Mil WALN UT STREET fwrUF nEASONADLi5r Ready IVIoney- Unitcd Slates Loan Society 117 North Broad St. Ill 9. IStli nt. 2518 (.ermantotrn nr. I IV3ANN & DlLKS 1102 CHESTNUT ST. Tyrol Wool Spring Suits In New Light Colors for Ladies and Misses Tho New High Light Colors Aro llcautifttl nnd Esclusivoly Hero. Original Models Mann & Dilks 1102 CHESTNUT ST. Mclrulu IX, The Real Thing to consider in this Reduction Sale is this s Apart from Price, Perry Suits and Overcoats are the best buy you can make in Philadelphia or anywhere else! I They're the Dest buy because Perry's is the store of the finest fab rics woven. We have a storeful of Overcoats and Suits of these rich and rare weaves not merely a h a n d f u 1 heaps and heaps of Overcoats of soft, silken fabrics, some of which you'll not be able to find high or low any where for we don't know how long, after these are gone! Beau tiful imported Over coatings in abundance such as exclusive custom shops show you with a confidential rais ing of the eyelids, and an intimation that it's because you are you! Perry's have them in plenty, and there are no finer anywhere! The tailoring, the style, the atmosphere of Tight ness are in keeping wi?h the cloth they are cut and sewn into. And to cap the climax, they are worn by men of substance and standing to whom price is no matter of solicitude and to whom correctness and comfort are every thing! Cfl They're selling stead ily every day; they're not being replaced and can't be! There's nothing to be gained by procrastination but disappointment! $45 to $60 Overcoats the finest that can be bought at any price, now at Savings of $7, $10, $12 on each Overcoat $30, $35, $38, $40 Suits and Overcoats, now $25,26.50,$27 28, $30, $32, 34 $20, $22.50 and $25 Suits and Overcoats, now $18 -d ?19 PERRY & CO. "N. B. T." 16th & Chestnut Sts. I Uur MKCO KUUE U new. bend for w oiner minca tr uo. HEMSTITCHING. Se YARD HOW NT Oil's UU-lin (.Umtuul 51. I I'TOll Gill ttiril TUuiuyauu bin. novelty Embroidery Co. IVOJ riutEKT BT. T(r - -' '-tt ftr TJtUt Trri, . opvngM. C 4 Utstt 4. Sot, m fr Bljj,
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